Snoring...(not just on BA.)
Dec 15, 2008, 8:36 am
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Dec 15, 2008, 8:39 am
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When I was in the military, we used to line up our marching boots (heavy) next to our bunks.
If somebody started snoring, 15 - 20 guys would all start throwing their boots at the offending party.
They quickly got cured of this particular habit.
bjorns
If somebody started snoring, 15 - 20 guys would all start throwing their boots at the offending party.
They quickly got cured of this particular habit.
bjorns
Dec 15, 2008, 9:58 am
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Dec 15, 2008, 10:52 am
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Just hid my head under a pillow and tried to get back to sleep...
I don't think that I could say anything - if it was RIDICOLOUSLY bad (not the normal "man snoring" that a lot of men seem to do regardless...), then I would mention it to the Cabin Crew. But, if it was that bad, they probably would have said something to the person anyway...
Boo
Dec 15, 2008, 12:42 pm
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Back on topic, it's the farting I find more unpleasant than snoring...
Dec 15, 2008, 1:43 pm
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Seriously, I wonder - I wasn't aware that snoring was voluntary. I thought it had to do with the thickness of your neck and the position of your soft palette (or somesuch) while you sleep...
Dec 15, 2008, 1:45 pm
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I read somewhere that change in pressure due to the simulated altitude makes it worse! And I also read that the 777 has improved ventilation to deal with this annoying little issue...
I'd be interested if any cabin crew can confirm.
Dec 15, 2008, 1:56 pm
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Oh, yes. Yes, yes, yes. I always get stuck next to someone who gasses me the entire flight!
I read somewhere that change in pressure due to the simulated altitude makes it worse! And I also read that the 777 has improved ventilation to deal with this annoying little issue...
I'd be interested if any cabin crew can confirm.
I read somewhere that change in pressure due to the simulated altitude makes it worse! And I also read that the 777 has improved ventilation to deal with this annoying little issue...
I'd be interested if any cabin crew can confirm.
Indeed, gasses are what I fear the most on an overnight flight. Last time I went LHR-JNB I was in 62K. I woke up about 2 am and felt that the air was thick with gasses.
I decided to stretch my legs so I went down to the club kitchen and chatted with some insomnia south africans. I then thought it would be a good idea to walk around the plane. When I passed the curtains to economy, whow!! The air was not even breathable. I was thinking about slave ships and cholera
Dec 15, 2008, 3:02 pm
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There are three ways to stop this. Use the noise cancelling headphones that we give or grab by the testicles. Clearly we crew are not about to do that but wives can. (I do know some crew who might love to but even tbhey want to keep their jobs). The last is to have an @accident@ withb cold water in the same location. Shuts 'em up!
(Do not try this at home, Children!)
Dec 16, 2008, 12:55 am
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Dec 16, 2008, 2:02 am
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I snore! But I'm very well trained, and usually turn over and stop if told to or poked. 
But yes, I always don the earplugs and noise-cancelling headphones to block out the snores, clanks, and chatter anyway on night flights.
Now don't get me started on the people who start snoring like chainsaws whilst sat bolt upright on a shorthaul flight in the middle of the day (when neither earplugs nor headsets are available). I have before now tried flicking water across the aisle at them, with, I am proud to report, zero success!
But yes, I always don the earplugs and noise-cancelling headphones to block out the snores, clanks, and chatter anyway on night flights.
Now don't get me started on the people who start snoring like chainsaws whilst sat bolt upright on a shorthaul flight in the middle of the day (when neither earplugs nor headsets are available). I have before now tried flicking water across the aisle at them, with, I am proud to report, zero success!